when he came back to minnesota, he led the vikings to three super bowls. they haven't been back since they lost super bowl xi. entered brett favre, who is trying to bring the vikings a super bowl title, and tarkenton is upset. >> disrespected his team. the green bay packers provided him with stability, players, coaches, a great historic organization for 16 years. he tells them i'm retired. they go down to mississippi. and then he plays the game. they go and get their team set with aaron brooks, and then he says like he does now i want to come back. and they decided to say no. they said if you come back, you've got to compete. he didn't want to do that. he'd already been talking to minnesota to try to manipulate that. that's disrespect for his team. goes to new york. do you see the new york jets trying to get him to come back? he played there for a year. they did not try to get him and sign him to come back. neither did the green bay packers. i think that if he wants to play, go play. but don't play games. >> favre turns 40 in october. not many quarterbacks

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he completed one pass in eight plays for his new team, the minnesota vikings. ng has more on this. >> reporter: brett favre received a rousing welcome from the same minnesota fans who, for years, despised him. wearing his familiar number 4, in unfamiliar vikings purple. the former packer and jet tried to shake off the rust. >> this guy can play. here's the deal, though. he's not 29 anymore. >> reporter: the former mvp completed one, short pass. missed the mark an three others. and took one, solid hit before calling it a night after less than three minutes on the field. >> got the baseball hat on. he is done for the night. >> there's only one way to get your body physically and conditioned. and that is to get out and fall. get banged around. >> reporter: it was an anti-climactic end to a whirlwind week. after months of will he or won't he? on tuesday, he inked the deal with minnesota. a brilliant move by the vikings? or cash for a clunker? >> brett has had a passion to play. he has a passion to play on sundays. and that six months out of the season. >> reporter:

i'm actually standing on the training field for the minnesota vikings. the only ones broadcasting live from the field today. it struck me, what are the minnesota fans here, and maybe some of the green bay packer fans, the team he used to play for, what do they think? today after weeks of i'm not going to join, i'm going to retire, today it sounds like it's going to be official. sorry, i'm playing with this. i will put this out for a second. it will be official today, we expect, in just about an hour and a half. i went to the mall of america, stood outside a vikings merchandise store, ran into a green bay packers fan, another woman, minnesota vikings fan. they happened to meet randomly. here's what happened. >> my feeling is first he retired, then didn't retire, then he retired, now -- i don't know, it's just to the point where kind of like when michael jordan retired 35 times, it kind of gets a little old and you know, i think, i mean, he was a great player and i'm a huge packer fan. it was a little disappointing. >> reporter: feel like a traitor? >> mayb

a look at the minnesota vikings performance and last night's preseason games. >>> a shaq attack is in city taking on guess who? our hometown hero olympic champ michael phelps. in less than 24 hours, shaq will dive into the pool at loyola and race phelps in a high stakes competition for shaq's new abc show shaq versus. funny and fashionably late, shaq makes his grand entrance into the news conference. >> right now, baby. >> reporter: tomorrow evening's race is a friendly competition where the four-tame nba champ will challenge the 14 gold medalist. the basketball star knows who he's up against but thinks his height ond zschaus will give him an advantage. >> if i beat him, he'll say shaq, you have been a great swimmer and we'll never talk about it again. if i lose, have i to war pink ruffles and do synchronized swimming. >> shaq's been talking about his dolphin kick so i'm looking at that tomorrow. >> to level the playing field, shaq will only swim 50 meters. michael will swim a longer distance to be revealed tomorrow night. >> reporter: the handicap is not lowing shaq off his game gett

he's signed a two year, $25 million deal with the minnesota vikings. ings. he's going to be in uniform this weekend. he arrived in st. paul earlier and was greeted by coach brad childress and pumped-up fans. a few hours later put out on the practice field. now favre had some problems lately. he faded big-time the end of the season. and the jets fans are saying, this guy can't play in cold with letter are we'll find out what he can do with the minnesota vikings. it will be very interesting. here's what he had to say. no sound, okay. >>> coming up, more of our nbc poll. a shocking number of you believe the myth that health care reform is going to lead to death panels for the elderly. folks, you've got to start considering the source and stop believing the lies. we'll put it to our panel next on "the ed show." what's in it for me? i'm not looking for a bailout, just a good paying job. that's why i like this clean energy idea. now that works for our whole family. for the kids, a better environment. for my wife, who commutes, no more gettin' jerked around on

. >>> three days after unretiring again, brett favre made his minnesota vikings debut. while his performance on the field was underwhelming, the minnesota fans who once booed him as a member of the hated green bay packers, warmly embraced his return to the nfl. in two series favre completed only a single pass for four yards, but the vikings did beat the chiefs 17-13. >>> a cash for clunkers program officially ends monday night. a car dealer group is asking the government to give them another week to file paperwork. the national automobile dealers association says problems with the government's computer application system means many clunker deals cannot be submitted on time. they say the extra week gives them more flexibility and allows them to keep the program running through monday night. >>> unusual and often absurd. that is what a new report is calling millions of dollars in bonuses paid to some workers at the vet advance' administration. thousands of technology employees received $24 million in pay bonuses while thousands of disability claims remained backlogged at t

when tarkenton came back to minnesota, he led the vikings to three super bowls.y haven't been back since they lost super bowl xi. enter brett favre, who is trying to do what tarkenton could not -- bring the vikings a super bowl title and tarkenton is upset with how it all went down. >> disrespected his team. the green bay packers provided him with stability, players, coaches, a great, historic organization for 16 years. he tells them, "i'm retired." they go down to mississippi, he says "i'm retired." they get their team set with aaron brooks. at the last-minute he says, like he does now, "i want to come back." you know what they decided to do? they said no. they said, "if you come back you've got to compete." he didn't want to do that. he had already been talking to minnesota to try to manipulate that. that's disrespect for his team. goes to new york. do you see the new york jets try to get him to come back? played there for a year. they did not tried to sign him to come back. neither did the green bay packers. i think that if he wants to play, go play, but don't

the starting quarterback for the minnesota vikings. he will go against the kansas city chiefs. $12 millio the new starting quarterback for the vikings. three weeks ago he said he would stay retired because he did not think his 39-year-old body could handle the nfl. he continued to work and he is not soar. despite a slight tear in his rotator cuff he will compete at a championship level. he will start against the kansas city chiefs friday night. brett favre with the minnesota vikings. the nationals have won nine straight here at home. we will have more at 6. back to you. >> next, riders beware. - woooh, nice! - that's a lot of food! now get big meals like our stuffed pizza rolls, pizza mia, the p'zone... and our personal panormous pizza starting at just $5. the big eat tiny price menu. only at pizza hut. oh yea, well for 6 months, customers get all three: fios tv, internet and phone for just $79.99 a month. oh, all right, see... you're just moving your fingers, aren't you? i gotta cut my nails. (annncer) now get three amazing fios servi

. >>> the on again-off again saga of brett favre going to the minnesota vikings appears to be on again. the 39-year-old quarterback landed at home in a field in st. paul, minnesota just a couple of hours ago. he flew in on a vikings' team plane and got into an suv to meet with the team. and today, it was confirmed, he has signed a contract to play for the minnesota vikings. >>> a group of scientists reports that traces of cocaine is prospect in up to 90% of the paper moni in the u.s. they say it's especially true of large cities like baltimore, boston, and washington, d.c. paper bills are often used to snort cocaine. the 90% figure is a significant jump from a study two years ago, which found 67% of u.s. money had traces of coke. >>> now for a desperate search for christy cornwell, who disappeared. >> reporter: the search for 38- year-old christy cornwell continued monday. investigators scoured the wooded area, near georgia, where she disappeared. divers searched nearby. >> look for a blue circle. represents everything inside that circle that has been searched so far, within a three- m

he is a minnesota viking. he arrived at st. paul this morning, picked up by the coach brad childress. by early afternoon he signed the contract, passed a physical and was practicing. he will be paid $12 million this season. i think he wanted to miss training camp and he did. now he is a minnesota viking. much more at 6:00. i'm dave feldman, back to you guys. >> i loved him, i loved him but this is just -- >> too much. >> too much. >>> your morning cup of coffee could cause a rude awakening for you. nearly 10,000 black and decker thermal coffee makers are being recalled because they could overheat and melt. it's an 8-cup programmable model on the market. contact for a replacement. we have the information on myfoxdc.com. click on the money tab at the top of your screen. >>> exploding iphones and ipods. at least 15 cases reported so far. apple is telling the european union these are isolated incidents. two were in europe. a seattle television station is reporting the lithium ion batteries are overheating causing the explosion. >>>

how about brett favre of signing with the minnesota vikings? the future hall of famer signed a deal that will pay him $12 million. he was on the field this afternoon. he will start friday night in the exhibition game against the kansas city chiefs and his teammates are fired up. >> he can bring a lot to the team. he does bring a lot to the team. we cannot win -- wait to get to work. >> the washington redskins continued to work toward saturday night's game against e steelers. this will be another [unintelligible] they continue to work on the basics like holding onto the football. they fumbled friday night against the ravens. that cannot happen. >> i will be confident and if i think about it i might fumble. >> he will be conscious of hanging onto the ball so we have been doing different drills and distracting drills. he has made a good effort to make sure he secures the ball before he turns. >> the play of the day comes from last night's giants-packers game. passing but look out. he is stripped and they are thinking scoop and score. returning it

the minnesota vikings are hated by packers fans and now they're going to be hated even more, because e is in purple. the vikings signed him and he practiced with his new team on tuesday. they're not releasing details about his contract, but numerous reports out there have it at two years at $25 million. a lot of people think this is about revenge against his former team. favre disputes that, but they do play each other on monday, october 5, and i can't wait. we want to know what you think about it. leave a comment on our facebook page and we will reed it on the air if we can. rob robin? >> okay. thank you. >>> incredible. that was one of six explosions all within an hour that killed at least 75 people in baghdad. more than 300 are wounded, according to iraqi officials. it is the deadliest day in iraq since the u.s. handed over security in the iraqis. >>> there is new and, frankly, horrifying information in the murders of a florida couple who adopted special needs kids. their son with autism was in the room during the murders. it's what a nurse who interviewed him told police. this is

. >> the backup quarterback with the minnesota vikings wore no. 4. he got a new number and the new teammates today -- brett favre. the man whose word means absolutely nothing arrived to sign a one-year deal and immediately stepped into the starting quarterback role. this comes three weeks after he told the vikings he would not come out of retirement after spending most of the off-season flirting with retirement. following his first practice with the vikings today, he had a scheduled press conference for 6:00. he was not there on time. not only can you not believe what he says, you never believe what he says he will say. we will have more tonight at 11:00. after playing four years of basketball, greg will now start at quarterback for the football team at syracuse. he had exhausted basketball eligibility, but you get five years to play four seasons for regan that makes this the final year of his football eligibility. i know it is complicated, but it is a legit. paulis had never taken a single snapped in college. a strength as it -- a strange position.

. >> his first day with the minnesota vikings was the only -- the geriatric quarterback says he still has it good. he was much sharper today than yesterday, and he got everybody's attention with his arm strength. favre is feeling good, ready to start friday night against the chiefs. there is this a shot by kansas state player. watch this. off the scoreboard, off the floor, and he got it. this video has more than 40,000 viewers. it is turned him into an internet superstar. he scored 44 against texas' last year. this made him a superstar. isn'that incredible? there's something big happening at pizza hut. - woooh, nice! - that's a lot of food! now get big meals like our stuffed pizza rolls, pizza mia, the p'zone... and our personal panormous pizza starting at just $5. the big eat tiny price menu. only at pizza hut. - woooh, nice! - that's a lot of food! now get big meals like our stuffed pizza rolls, pizza mia, the p'zone... and our personal panormous pizza starting at just $5. the big eat tiny price menu. only at pizza hut. > you may speak. >> thank you for that. very heavy rain hang on

. >> bet favre wearing minnesota viking purple.s unretired again signing with the vikings and joining the team right as training camp is wrapping up. >> i know there are people out there taking sides and whatever and there is no -- not about revenge or anything like that being believe me. you can't take away the 16 years i had in green bay. it was unbelievable. it was great. and that will be forever cherished by me and the guys i played with. >> favre already has his new jersey. he willly at a pro-season game friday against the chiefs and will battle for the starting job in minnesota. >>> to baseball now and the new nats phenom steven strasburg. he hasn't pitched a game since may 29th. last season as a junior at san diego state, he went 13-1. he also had this no hitter versus air force. general manager mike rizzo says it is very unlikely that strasburg will be called up to the majors this season. >>> it was a long sleepless night for some area residents. that is where sarah simmons is this morning. >> a tree branch comes crashing d

he completed one pass in 8 plays for his new team the minnesota vikings. abc's eric hong has the highlights. >> reporter: brett favre received a rousing welcome from the same fans who teased him, wearing his familiar number 4 in unfamiliar vikings purple, he tried to shake off the rise. >> this guy can play. here's the deal, though, he's not 29 anymore! >> the former mvp completed one short pass, missed the mark on three others, and took one solid hit. before calling it a night after less than three minutes on the field. >> that's -- [not understandable] he's done for the night. >> only one way to get your body physically in condition and that is to get out and fall, get banged around. >> it was an anticly make tin win. the 39-year-old quarterback on tuesday meets a two of had year, $25 million deal with minnesota. a brilliant move by the vikings? or cash for a clunker? >> brett's halls a passion to play. he just -- as a passion to play that on sundays and at six months out of the season. >> last night told us little about house he'll perform this year. bu

. >> 39-year-old brett favre is the starting quarterback of the minnesota vikings tonight.will pay him $12 million this year $13 million next year. and fans are going crazy, just like leon. the guy loves to play. brad childre wants him to run the offense, and i like to watch him play. but there are a lot of fans saying, he shouldn't come back and it's ruined his legacy. >> when people talk about my legacy, it's mine. it's what i think of it. and i know the way i play the game. i have made mistakes. we all have. i think if i had to do over again, i would do it the same way. >> brett favre talking back. redskins are working hard on being focused and things should be different against the steelers. zorn thinks they will be quicker and physical. >> we were just -- it wasn't we were puff toast blocking. we played pretty hard. our pass protection broke down. those were the things we have to become harder about. >> and you never want your team play like puff toast. >> i don't think so. >> good for brett favre. >> h be'sk!ac b k!  >> we check doppl reradar one more time. we saw

announcing a deal to play for the minnesota vikings, the 39-year-old quarterback decided not to retireor the second year in a row. favre even suited up and practiced with his new team. >>> in baseball, 37-year-old pedro martinez again started for the phillies. he only gave up two hits with three strikeouts in three innings. but a rain delay forced him out of the game. jayson werth hit his 25th home run as the filz beat arizona, 5-1. >>> ryan garbingo hit a two-run double to left center, scoring two runs. the giants beat the reds, 8-5. >>> and boston's david ortiz went 2 for 3 with a solo homer. boston and texas are back in a tie in the wildcard race in the american league. whnch when we return, another look at this morning's top stories. what's behind the shortage of primary care doctors in the u.s.? control my diabetes, to stay healthy - and get on with my life. it comes from liberty medical. and now, it's not only where i get my diabetes testing supplies - but it's where i get my prescription drugs as well. see if you're on medicare, the cost of your diabetes testing supplies as well

that's why the 39-year-old has bypassed the annoying ota's and the two-aday sessions becoming a minnesota vikings and he is the starter. favre arrives in minnesota this morning on the practice field by noon. according to espn, his deal was between $10 and $12 million. marking favre's second return from retirement after joining the jets last season. today's comeback speech, favre? he has been there before. >>> onto redskins camp and football season. it's a grind physically and mentally. and nobody had to endure both of those more than safety. last season, he was losing his hearing and underwent a potentially career-ending back surgery. but fast forward to this august and neither issue is keeping him off the field. wet of them appraise his play to camp. he's expected to be a major contributor off the bench and on the special teams. i have realized i'm no longer a young guy. i can no longer be an upcider. i'm trying to come in here to learn and be a veteran and to make those kind of plays i know that i could make. >> meanwhile, they are worrying about the last game. it did not go so well for the sec

the second time two in years brett favre comes out of retirement, this time to play for the minnesota vikings. favre was officially welcomed today. he gets a two-year contract and took part in practice right away. favre says his indecision regarding the return was due to uncertainty about his health after arm surgery, but he's cleared and ready to attempt another come-back. >> i didn't know last year, but as i look back, i gave it everything i could give. and that's what i will do this year. >> favre immediately takes over the offense and is expected to start at quarterback in the vikings preseason game against kansas city on thursday. the ravens play at minnesota on october 1st. and the purple birds were on the practice field in west minister. final week of training camp. the team owner on hand for practice. also on the field for the first time in more than a week, wide receiver mark clayton. he ran pass patterns on the side, not expected to play when the ravens take on the jets in a preseason game on monday. couple of former ravens are back in the game signing with a new league in californi

he signed with the minnesota vikings, passed a physical and participated in the afternoon practice. it's a two-year deal that will pay him $12 million for this season. and he got to miss training camp. >>> to the redskins, one guy people seem to forget when it comes to the quarterback ised to collins. last year he packed up jason campbell the entire season. you may recall in 2007 he lead the skins to four straight wins which resulted in a play-off appearance. while collins knows his role, he practices like he is the starter. >> any time you go out there, you want to compete and try to be the best quarterback on the team. when you have younger guys, you try to help them along and help jason if i see something. >> todd collins one of the key come pn nents, especially -- components. people are talking about stephen strasburg the newest nat. press conference on friday. >> thanyou for that. >> last look at your forecast, sue palka. >> check this out, we will be looking at several hot days in a row. 90 degrees wednesday, 91 thursday. good chance of chasing around storms. >> now you have t

that is when the minnesota vikings close the green bay packers -- host the green bay packers.ways been a big rivalry. now they have favre-- favre as the quarterbar the vikings. he says the discovery that he has a slight tear in his rotator cuff of his throwing shoulder made him back away from the vikings last month. they have convinced thhim that e can play with the injury. he does not want his old fans to hate him. the luck with that. >> -- good luck with that. >> i think if you are true packers fans. you will understand. will it be different? yes. if you are a true fan, you say, you know what? you chose to continue playing. they chose to go out in a different direction. it is part of the business. >> wrong. the wife and daughters will love you. a troop hacker -- a trip packers faue packers fans will hate you. and the orioles lost 5-4 in tampa to that team. one player got into trouble. a2top of a eighth, the orioles were down. eight to run home run -- atwo- ruhome run. -- a two-run home run. >> sandra shaw will be guest co- host and tomorrow with live with regis and kelly. yo

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. >>> brett favre joining the minnesota viking conveniently just days after they broke camp. ived in minnesota this morning immediately hitting the practice field. espn reports he will get a two- year, $25 million deal. he is expected to start in minnesota's preseason game against the chiefs on friday. >> as a lot of friends and family have told me, you won't know unless you take the changes. everyone who i have talked to, former players, coaches, just people in general said if you were to go back this is a perfect fit. >> brett favre signing means the vikings have a new starter and some folks in indianapolis had overtime printing up number 4 brett favre vikings jerseys. the quarterback's mom says she has still got to get hold of one of those. >>> we are not trying to make excuses but when the redskins' offense faulterred they were playing the best defense. the only d better than baltimore is coming to fedex field. the steelers. the redskins offense should be better. the preseason debut of clinton portis and santana moss on the line. if you're looking for a tough test, washing

he is with his brand-new team the minnesota vikings against kansas city. he threw four passes, only one was completed for four yards. rusty at best. vikings won by the way. 17-13. >>> baseball the orioles made it two straight wins last night some unaccomplished in the last two months. guthrie struck out jermaine dye. guthrie allowed just one run. floyd now with the white sox brought his a game. but brian roberts burned him with a solo home run in the third. that tied the game at one all. fast forward, roberts versus floyd again. in the 8th advantage roberts again. another big fly swatted out of the park. two homers in one night for brian roberts coming off a grand slam at tampa bay night before last. two wins in a row they beat the red sox -- white sox, pardon me, in chicago 5-1. can they make it three consecutive wins? find out tonight when they play the white sox here tonight on wjz at 7:00. >>> moving right along, up the road in aberdeen, harford county, the cal ripken little league world series -- sorry, that's the wrong video. forrest hills of florida

bluegrass tune >>> well, never say never. 39-year-old brett favre is back in the nfl with the minnesota vikingsis is the superstar's second comeback from retirement. but as abc's diana avellar tells us, he eis not the first future hall of famer to have trouble hanging up the cleats. >> i didn't want to say what if. >> reporter: 39-year-old brett favre is poised to attempt yet again to prove he has still got it. it's hard to believe this was favre last year, when he tearfully retired from the green bay packers. >> it's over. as hard as that is for me to say, it's over. >> reporter: not exactly. last fall he played for the new york jets. he retired from that team earlier this year. >> brett favre is becoming the nfl version of sheri. he just doesn't seem to go away. >> physically, if you feel you can play, that passion to play is still there. >> he is a football player, a professional quarterback, and he know she's one of the best. >> reporter: and he is not the only superstar to rethink retirement. >> i'm here to announce my retirement. >> reporter: michael jordan played for the bulls and the wi

he signed a reported two-year deal to play football for the minnesota vikings. p to $25 million. the 39-year-old three-time mvp says he wants to help the vikings win their first super bowl trophy. >> i'm sure the packers fans are happy about that. >>> time, now, for other sports. >> for that, here's jonathan coachman at espn news. >> good morning. as the dog days of summer heat up, so do the races in major league baseball. we start in philly. pedro martinez making his first home start for the phyllis. leadoff hitter, steven drew. takes the 3-2 offering, deep to right. that's a leadoff home run. 1-0, d-backs. but then, here comes the rain. pedro, three innings. he would leave after the rain delay. jamie moyer is in. he was stellar. up 5-1. and gerardo parra, lines out. moyer gets the win. >>> red sox/blue jays. boston trying to draw even with texas in the wild card race in the american league. david ortiz takes romero keep to right center. papelbon. barajas, into foul territory. kevin youkilis, great hustle. red sox are now tied for the wild card lead. >>> how abo

burke is a veteran coming over for the minnesota vikings. everybody else young aggressive and athletic. give it to laron mcclain. only his second carry of the pre-season. they find themselves if a red zone. julius peppers, and tyler braden part of the front. chris gamble to corners and harris to safety. give it to ray rice on 2nd down. trying to scoot but he bottled up. the ravens face a 3rd down in the red zone. 3rd down, red zone. >> stan: they had troubles throwing the ball. they had the franchise record last year. that's how you get in. you have to be able to run the football. they went 1st down and 2nd down. this is a tough situation for flacco, third-and-long in the red zone? >> gerry: those are the three receivers. he's got mason inside the 5. they are going to say he's a half yard shy of the end zone. derrick mason hit the pylon but not before he hit the chalk. >> stan: great read by joe flacco. saw it coming and got the ball out of there and got it right where derrick mason was. >> gerry: chris gamble may have pushed him out. >> sta

. >>> and brett favre has another shot to once again win the super bowl, this time with the minnesota vikings. weeks of speculation became official today as favre signed a two-year deal. he then hit the practice field, and says he feels right at home with his new teammates. >> asked after practice, traditionally here we have the new guys say their name and where they're from, and something unique about yourself. i'm brett from hattiesburg, mississippi, and i'm the only guy on this team born in the 60s. that kind of broke the ice. >> favre played last season for the new york jets after spending 15 years with the green bay packers. >>> and speaking of seniors working out in the heat -- just kidding, brett! seriously, it is a concern for all of us, but seniors in particular. how to stay safe while still getting your exercise. with her son off to college, liz turned to target for great deals. like a twenty dollar comforter for his bed. a fridge for healthy snacks a reading lamp to study by and a cell phone to call home. so liz chose target showing off her college smarts about savings target. expe

the ravens, by the way, play the vikings in minnesota october 18th. team owner, steve bisciotti watching the morning workout, hot and humid. ravens get ready for a clash. rex ryan coming back to down. -- town. we >> we know what you're building there. we're looking forward to playing them. it's like when you go against someone you really care about. can't wait to compete. >>> injured ravens receiver mark clayton was on the field for the first time in several days. running pass patterns. clayton gave me the thumbs up to signify he's feeling better. but he is expected to miss the next two preseason games. >>> a couple of former ravens are back in the game. fullback semi signs with the california redwoods of the upstarts united football league. it kicks off its inaugural season. he hasn't played in the nfl in three years. b. javment sams -- j. sams will play in the nfl. they will play for coach dennis green in california. >>> well, the orioles open a road trip at tampa bay tonight. they called up minor league first baseman michael aubrey, to replace aubr

he worked out with his new team, the minnesota vikings yesterday. if you're wondering why brett, why, here may be a few reasons. he signed a two-year deal worth about $25 million. i'm available to come out of retirement as well. >>> dave price is here with a check of the weather. >> i'll be his backup. i'll take 12. >>> let's take a check of the weather. we talked at the top of the program about what's happening with bill in the atlantic, category 4 storm. now let's look at the national maps and see what's happening. the big area of activity is the midwest. everywhere from des moines, iowa, to st. louis, missouri. into chicago, we could see high winds and hail. we'll keep an eye on that. scattered showers throughout florida and the gulf states. the high heat continues in the northeast. we're talking about 5 to 10 degrees above the norm. from nevada out to washington or actually up to iroregon and washington, heat returning to that area with temperatures in the 80s. dry on the west coast. rockies looking good. it is going to be in the triple >>> that

so brett favre getting the first-class treatment from the minnesota vikings. i mentioned before he's 39 years old. he will turn 40 in october five days after the packers and vikings face off at the metrodome on monday night football on espn. we hope to hear from brett favre. you see this interesting list. and before we let you go the last time, we had sports nation chime in on the best quarterback in the n.f.c. north, and surprisingly to me, aaron rogers edged out brett favre. in one year, this year, who would you have in this list? >> in this list, i would take aaron rogers, as well. just because of the fact that he has another year under his belt. last year to replace a future hall of famer, a legend, was tough mentally for him, and he still went out there and flourished and did well. so i would say aaron rogers, and also you know what brett favre went through last year. it was tale of two season, first half where he was great, and then the last part of the season where he fell off. i think that impacts his vote, as well, but all indications i'm hearing also

. >>> yesterday brett favre signed a deal with the minnesota vikings for $12 million. favre says he wants to play at least a series in minnesota's pre-season came friday night. >>> to the redskins, even though the rookie may start this season, he still gets treated like a rookie. yesterday he was tied up along with a teammate. two were behind the hazing as well as others. he said if he knew he was going to get hazed, he would have talked smack to the veterans. the redskins are gearing up for saturday's game against the steelers that you can see here on nbc 4. that's your sports minute. i'm lindsay czarniak. have a great day. >>> people in texas are cleaning up from a round of severe weather that sent a tornado rolling through the city of beaumont. the twister touched down yesterday ripping the roof off a department store there and it pummeled the cars in the parking lot scattering debris and shopping carts throughout the area. several people were taken to the hospital whin mor minor injurie. >>> our time rogt now is 5:21. time for traffic and weather on the 1s. >> hello

this is the home of the training camp for the minnesota vikings. the station there is getting were forced to their. several reports of trees down, they are working on getting crews in. we will bring news as we get it. one of the most secretive and politically dangerous nations on the planet, today the governor of new mexico is meeting with two north korean diplomats right here on u.s. soil. in the past the governor has been the point man at dealing with the regime. hillary clinton said today that bill clinton brought back loads of information on north korea, that was earlier this month when he went to negotiate the release of two detained american journalists. tracking, as we will end have been, ever shelby, amen. yesterday it was me the rebels day. -- meet the rebels day. they canceled it for fears of. anything that they must do to keep from being sick, can you imagine? they are having to deal with the potentiality of this pandemic flu strain. the virus is the first pandemic of the 21st century and is spreading out of control. what is the message

the future hall of famer football came out of retirement again to sign with the minnesota vikings. he will pay the packers twice a year. why is he coming back again? >> i just did not want to look back. i have no idea how i will feel five years from now or a year from now or 10 years from now. but i did not want to say, you know, what if? >> brett favre may be scrambling to get ready for the football season, but other companies are trying to meet demands because of him coming back. >>> ♪ her name is norah. she is a piano playing cat that lives in philadelphia. her videos are a smash hit on the internet. she learned how to pound from her owner, who is a piano teacher. her owner tells us that she also has written a book, uh-huh, how to live the perfect life and make every day a catnip day. believe it or not. >>> now, let's check what they are working on for news4 at 5:00. do you believe that? >> i think i figured out the piano thing. cats can mimic what others do. my girlfriend's cat learned how to use the bathroom by watching her. and the cat likes the music, and so she sees when sh

minnesota viking tickets are tough tower come by with brett far t joining the team, they sold 2,000 ticketsn four hours. fans are lining up to preorder favre's number 4 jsey. instead of green, we will see him wearing purple. redskins wrap up training camp friday. >>he team is trying to bounce back from the preseason loss to the ravens. we have the story of a redskins player also trying to bounce back. >> read has overcome long odds by making an nfl team as a sixth round draft choice. his second season he replaced sean taylor at safety. and as anthony reports, the obstacles and his ability to overcome them haven't stopped. >> reporter: how many times have you heard a player say he would do anything for the team and show it? read doubt at the exemplifies it as a back up safety. >> he is a guy that worked himself, rehab bill taitd his back and come on and had a good camp. we are expecting a good year from read. >> reporter: last year at this time, he was entering his first full season as a starter, only to lose his job in week two thanks to a game day flu. the subsequent performance of a rooki

week six in the nfl season, that's when the ravens travel to minnesota to take on favre and the minnesota vikesikings. >> the bills number one draft pick signed yesterday. maven who you see here in college days at penn state wearing number 59. he has that ability to sack the quarterback and signed a deal worth an estimated $25 million. now the pass-rushing specialist has to play some catch-up after holding out for signing his first contract and missed all of his training camp. i'm gerry sandusky. hope your saturday is off to a fantastic start >>. squa -- >> hundreds packed ravens stadium night. it hosted "mad gas gar ii." the event went on without a hitch. >> it is 5:55. we have much more ahead for you on this saturday morning, including our top stories. >> baltimore city police are searching for the suspect that shot a man in his own home. details on that. >> and an escaped inmate who has been found is back behind bars. we have more on how he was captured when we return. >> more thunderstorms on the way. what to expect in your full insta-weather plus forecast. >> over the years, the simple ple

. >>> two big signings in the sports world today, brett favre now a minnesota viking after coming out of retirement again? >>> and meanwhile, a signed strasberg signed off on the deal with less than two minutes to go until that midnight deadline. s this mean there is for the major league? >> all right, brian this guy is supposed to be the best pitching prospect ever. and the salary reflected that. he got 15.1 million over four years, roughly 50% higher than the previous record of a drafted player. strasberg has not pitched since may 29. he went 13 and one, led division in pitches and strikeouts and e.r.a.'s. the general manager says it is not likely he will be called up to the majors this season. the team president said this. >> we had a lot of up and down situations, including the last day. stuff didn't heat up strongly until the last 40 minutes. my nerves don't need that. but all is well that ends well. and we couldn't be happier about it. >> just pitches one out of five times. but that type of player can make an impact. >> we'll see. you know we'll just have to wait and see. i mean

now it is on to minnesota where it's very big news with vikings fans. american landscape, we have coverage from our minneapolis st. paul affiliate kstp. >> reporter: trading in his green jersey for a purple one. >> there's no substitute for playing on sundays. >> reporter: brett favre is ending another retirement with hopes of bringing a title to the twin cities. >> my expectations are high but i didn't come in here to lose. >> your first chance to see number 4 in action could be this friday. >> viking fans have been in a frenzy since favre arrived in the twin cities this morning. we watched from chopper 5 as the quarterback made his way to winter park today. tonight we are covering all angles from the fan reaction to the business impact. we kick off our coverage with how quickly favre's decision became reality. >> reporter: the vision of brett favre in purple gear is something even number 4 didn't know was going to happen until last night. >> i was ftunate to get the phone call from chile yesterday. i said, you know, as a lot of friends and family have

the minnesota vikings just signed phil spector. [ laughter ] i don't even know if that makes any sensewell, michael vick, he says that he's excited to be back in the nfl and playing for the eagles. he said, "i love the eagles. especially when you throw two of them in a ring together." that is just -- [ audience ohs ] it's just nothing better. gets all giddy. hey, a newspaper in utah is refusing to publish a gay couple's wedding announcement. they said they only print legal unions. i guess in utah, a lot of people believe that marriage should just be between a man and a woman and a woman and a woman. [ light laughter ] jon gosselin is hosting a pool party at the mgm grand in vegas. it will be huge. it will be huge. hundreds of women already lining up for a chance to drown jon gosselin. it's gonna be -- [ cheers and applause ] hey, word of warning about the gosselin party in vegas. if you're in the pool at the same time jon is, you will get pregnant. [ laughter ] so, know that going in. i read there's a bakery in detroit will break a record tomorrow when they unveil a 7,000-pound vanilla

today he signed a one-year $12 million contract with the minnesota vikings. sorry, packers fans. let's take you back out to the field. here is brett favre who is officially coming out of retirement a second time. wearing the number four vikings jersey and a packers fans worst nightmare. shoulder injury and aches and pains. kept him from coming out of retirement earlier this -- offseason. and signing with the vikings before training camp. now that camp has passed, you know the story. jason campbell says you know what, i am not surprised at all. >> i knew -- i'm from mississippi. and, you know, at the house. about that time. kids are in high school and talking about football. everyone is raving about football. he is sitting out there and getting the itch. i figure that -- i didn't know if he was going to come back but i believe it when i see it because dash you have to get all the way through training camp and the season to get going before i believe he is not coming ba. >> jason campbell told me back in february right after i asked him about brett favre retiring for a second time,